INTERNATIONAL POLITICS CORE

Take the following courses:

PS-101 Introduction to U.S. Government

4 CreditsS, WK-SIPre- or Co-requisite: FYC-101

PS-102 Introduction to International Politics

4 CreditsS, I, SW-GE

Take one of the following courses:

PS-221 American Political Thought

4 CreditsH, CW, SW-US 

PS-222 Western Political Thought

4 CreditsH, WK-HTPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

Complete one of the following options below: (PS-389, PS-199, PS-299 or PS-399 may fulfill requirement depending on specific topic of course.)

OPTION 1:

Take one of the following courses:

PS-241 European Politics

3 CreditsS, IPrerequisite: PS101 or PS102.

PS-243 U.S. Foreign Policy

3 CreditsS, IPrerequisite: PS102.

PS-291 Mexican Fulbright Special Topics

1-3 CreditsI,S,SW-GE

PS-298 Gender and Health Care

3 CreditsSW-ERPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

PS-334 Human Rights

3 CreditsI, SPrerequisite: PS102.

PS-335 Law of Nations

3 CreditsI, SPrerequisite: PS 102.

PS-340 Topics in International Politics

3 CreditsS, I 

PS-346 African Politics

3 CreditsI, S, CWPrerequisite: PS102.

OPTION 2:

PS-249 Senegambia I

2 CreditsI, S, CA, SWGSACorequisite: PS250. Students must complete both PS249 and PS250 to receive CA credit. If you want to get Global Engagement credit, after returning from the trip you must complete a 1-credit course that has been approved by the Global Education Committee.

PS-250 Senegambia II

2 CreditsCA, I, S, SWGSACorequisite: PS250. Students must complete both PS249 and PS250 to receive CA credit. If you want to get Global Engagement credit, after returning from the trip you must complete a 1-credit course that has been approved by the Global Education Committee.

OPTION 3:

PS-235 Migration

2 CreditsI,S,SW-GE

PS-236 Eyewitness to Migration in Mexico

I,S,SW-GEPre-Req: PS-235.

INTERPRETING DATA ELECTIVE

Take one of the following courses:

DS-110  Intro to Data Science

3 CreditsN 

EB-210  Quantitative Business Analysis

3 CreditsQM,SPrerequisites: High school algebra or pre-calculus. 

EB-211  Business Statistics

3 Credits QS,S

ESS-230 Environmetrics

3 CreditsN, QS, CTGES, CTGISPrerequisites: Sophomore standing and permission of the instructor.

MA-205 Elementary Statistics

4 CreditsN, QS, WK-SPPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

MA-220 Introduction to Probability & Statistics

4 CreditsN, QS, CTGESPrerequisite: MA130

MA-321 Multivariate Statistics

3 CreditsN, QSPrerequisites: MA-130 or MA 160; an introductory statistics course from the following list: BI-305, EB-211, ESS-230, ESS-309, MA-205, MA-220, PY-366, or SW-215

PY-260 Research Methods & Statistics I

4 CreditsCW,Q,SPrerequisite: PY-101

SW-214  Integrated Research Methods & Stats I

3 CreditsS,WK-SI 

ECONOMICS COURSES

Take two of the following courses:

EB-105  International Economic Issues

3 CreditsS,I

EB-222  Principles of Macroeconomics

3 CreditsSPrerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing 

EB-223  Principles of Microeconomics

3 CreditsSPrerequisite: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing. 

EB-381  International Political Economy

3 CreditsS,IPrerequisite: EB105. 

ESS-305 Environmental Economics

3 CreditsS 

POLITICS ELECTIVE

Take any 3 credits from the Politics Department (any course with a PS prefix).  NOTE: Global Climate Change counts as a Politics Department Elective.

*Politics credits taken during your semester abroad can be used to fulfill this requirement but cannot also be used to fulfill your Study Abroad credits.

WORLD LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Take any 3 credits from the World Language & Cultures Department. 

*World Language & Culture credits taken during your semester abroad can be used to fulfill this requirement but cannot also be used to fulfill your Study Abroad credits.

STUDY ABROAD

International Politics students must take 12 credits of coursework during a semester or year-long study abroad experience. These 12 credits cannot count for any other POE requirement.

CAPSTONE

Complete one of the following categories below:

SENIOR SEMINAR:

PS-499 Senior Seminar

3 CreditsSPrerequisites: PS101 or PS102 or PS222 and senior standing and three additional Political Science courses or departmental permission.

HONORS RESEARCH SERIES:

PS-497 Honors Research I

3 CreditsS 

PS-498 Honors Research II

3 CreditsSPrerequisite: PS497.

IMPORTANT: The same course cannot be used to satisfy more than one POE requirement.

POE Credit Total = 51

Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level.  Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.